Four of the Biggest Cheerleaders for Egypt’s Shockingly Repressive New Regime

‘On May 16, an Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected president of Egypt, to death. The Islamist former president, who came out of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, was convicted of escaping prison during the Egyptian uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, the U.S.-backed authoritarian leader of the country…

…It is unclear if capital punishment will actually be carried out. The death sentence will be reviewed by Egypt’s top religious scholar, and the rulings could be appealed. Nevertheless, the death sentences are the latest shocking example of how Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has consolidated his repressive rule by using death sentences, mass arrests, sexual violence and harsh restrictions on political protest. Egypt’s revolt, which called for democracy, dignity and social justice, is being crushed under Sisi’s boot.’

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